ASG N. Venkatraman the GamesKraft GST brought the GmesKraft GST matter before a three-judge bench led by the Chief Justice, requesting a hearing date after the court’s reopening on July 15 after vacations.
Despite it being a miscellaneous day, ASG emphasized the need to address scheduling, time allocation for each side, and other administrative matters on that day.
Senior Advocate Harish Salve is likely to represent one of the petitioners in this case. Gaming companies are challenging retrospective GST notices that demand payments totaling thousands of crores, calculated at 28 percent of the full face value.
In April, the Supreme Court conducted 27 writ petitions from nine High Courts, all fighting against the imposition of a 28% GST on all categories of online real-money gaming retrospectively.
The Central government requested the transfer of these petitions to the Supreme Court due to their shared legal issues and similarities in the question raised.
The Supreme Court has also requested a response from the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence regarding this matter. Among the petitioners are companies like Dream 11, Games 24×7, and Head Digital Works.
In September of last year, when the Supreme Court halted the implementation of a Karnataka High Court order, GST field officers issued notices totaling over Rs 1.12 Lakh crore to online gaming firms for suspected tax evasion.
Previously, the Karnataka High Court nullified a GST intimation notice amounting to Rs. 21,000 crore. The court ruled that online or digital Rummy played on Gameskraft, a gaming platform, was not subject to taxation as a betting or gambling activity.
Keep following PokerProNews for the latest updates and news on GST on online gaming!
